USA

A figurehead for progress before his political disgrace, in later life Lindberg became concerned about the impact of technology on the environment.

The United States’ participation in military conflict has had unexpected results, and often has produced very different political outcomes to those originally intended.

Gervase Phillips examines the extent and significance of an often misunderstood phenomenon.

Mark Bryant looks at the first political cartoon – and one of the most influential ever – to be published in America.

The story of the British anti-slavery and abolitionist movements has been dominated by the figures of Clarkson and Wilberforce. Yet, the success of the Slave Trade Act of 1807 and the Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 benefited from the votes of Irish MPs.

Patricia Cleveland-Peck visits the Big Apple in search of its blossoming.

Richard Cavendish remembers the life of Louis B. Mayer, who died on October 29th, 1957.

Viv Sanders corrects the male bias in the study of the civil rights movement in the USA.

Paul Brewer looks at the politics behind US involvement in the First World War and how President Woodrow Wilson dealt with those Americans who campaigned against it.

Is the US President as a republican substitute for royalty? Frank Prochaska explores the relationship between George III and the Founding Fathers, and the constitutional and ceremonial continuities between Britain and America.